Swell Guys: Guy Style At the Teen Choice Awards

Have you had a chance to see any of the celebrity arrival photos for the Teen Choice Awards? Lots and lots of leg for the ladies, with minis on every other young starlet. As for the men, well there's something about this look that I love...



Travis McCoy in shirt, tie, and vest. I think it has more to do with his laid-back expression than his actual outfit.

Another handsome man, Ian Somerhalder, arrived in a leather jacket (in August?? Many of the guys were wearing leather.) and his little brother's hat. (Yes, that was snarky. I'm sorry, I'm usually very polite).


David Beckham. He always looks perfect to me. He wore his sleeves pushed up, as many of the Teen Choice guys did, for that relaxed, "this is a fun show" look, plus he left one side of his shirt untucked which reminds me of a charming little boy. Dang, he's so pretty.


When it comes to untucked shirts, I'm cool with it if there is no tie. Lamar Odom, Levi Johnson wore ties and untucked shirts. That reminds me of a senior picture outfit when you only have to worry about the top of the torso showing. Otherwise it looks nuts and unfinished. Levi looks like he was sleeping one off in the car and they drug him to the awards show. This kid is just a kid - he didn't pick this outfit, someone "styled" him. What were they thinking?


Whose guy-style did you admire at the Teen Choice Awards? Do you think the men were too casual in dress next to all those snazzy-mini-skirted ladies?

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Swell Guys: Isaiah Mustafa Thinks I'm Swell

Remember when I wrote about Isaiah Mustafa,  aka "The Guy On the Horse", star of the Old Spice commercials, the other day? Well, this morning I found a comment from him on the post and he made me a video! My daughter, Sarah, and I just watched it about 10 times.

Swell Guys: Eternity Aqua

Where do you stand on the subject of "flankers"? What is a flanker, you ask? Well, that is very easy to explain, dear reader, it's another fragrance in a series. Eternity Aqua Eau de Toilette is another fragrance in the Eternity for men series. Earlier in the year I looked at Eternity Summer for Gadabout Media. It was nice, but I think I prefer this newer version.


Eternity Aqua is an aquatic woody fragrance - the first of this type for Calvin Klein Fragrances. It's meant to invoke the following impressions or feelings: refined, cool, modern, easy-going confidence, sophisticated, and relaxed man.

I'm going to begin this review by saying that I am not a fan of cucumber notes (they make me feel a little nauseated, sort of like turned fruit) and right off the bat this fragrance throws cucumber at you. Fortunately, it's sharpened with the addition of notes like pepper and lavender. Then, it's grounded in a woody base - I'm a sucker for a woody men's fragrance. If I see the words cedar, sandalwood, patchouli, I know I'm going to like it.

After about 15 minutes, the cucumber note really started to stand out and I thought, hhm, maybe I don't like it after all. That's when the wood notes really started to do their thing. It has a freshness, this sort of breeze blowing over the woods (yes, I am aware of how corny that sounds, but it's my impression) that I really like. I would hand this one over to my man (although I'm currently man-less) and happily sniff his neck all day.

Top note: Chilled Cucumber, Citrus Cocktail, Water Lotus, Drenched Green Leaves
Middle note: Szechuan Pepper, Mirabelle, Lavender, White Cedarwood
Bottom note: Sandalwood, Guaiac Wood, Patchouli, Musks

This fragrance will be available after July 15, 2010 and will run $32 for an ounce, $50 for 1.7 oz, and $65 for 3.4 oz. You will be able to find it at department stores or online at Calvin Klein Fragrances.com

Image credit: Chase Your Bliss Photography